Van Dijk reaches 100 Netherlands caps against Serbia
The Netherlands captain started his 100th international against Serbia, with a gold plate presentation planned for after the match.
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Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk is starting his 99th international appearance in Thursday’s Nations League away match against Greece. The 35-year-old defender made his Netherlands debut in a 2–1 away win over Kazakhstan in October 2015 and missed the 2021 European Championship through injury. [1]
ANP places Van Dijk 11th on the Netherlands men’s appearance list. Wesley Sneijder holds the record with 134 caps. [1]
Van Dijk could reach 100 appearances in Sunday’s home match against Serbia if he plays. [1]
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Virgil van Dijk began his 100th international for the Netherlands against Serbia in a home Nations League match on Sunday, according to an ANP report carried by Nieuws.nl. The 35-year-old captain made his debut away to Kazakhstan in October 2015. [2]
KNVB professional football director Marianne van Leeuwen was due to present Van Dijk with a gold plate after the Serbia match. The report described the presentation as a plan, not a completed event. [2]
The Netherlands traditionally awards silver plates for 25, 50 and 75 appearances and a gold plate for 100. Van Dijk stood 11th on the national appearances list at the time; Wesley Sneijder held the record with 134. [2]
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